Editing Burl Ives (section)

===1950s–1960s===
[[File:Burlives.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Ives in 1955, photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]]]]
[[Image:Cat on a Hot Tin Roof9.jpg|thumb|Ives (left) with [[Paul Newman]] in ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'']]
[[File:"Old Hermit" actor Burl Ives and hermit Roy Ozmer talking with another actor- Pelican Key, Florida (3247325433).jpg|thumb|Ives while filming ''Wind Across the Everglades'' in 1957]]
Ives was identified in the 1950 pamphlet ''[[Red Channels]]'' and [[Hollywood blacklist|blacklisted]] as an entertainer with supposed Communist ties.<ref>{{cite book|first=Michael D.|last=Murray|title=Encyclopedia of Television News|location=Westport, Connecticut|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|date=1998|page=18}}</ref> In 1952, he cooperated with the [[House Un-American Activities Committee]] (HUAC) and agreed to testify, fearful of losing his source of income. Ives's statement to the HUAC ended his blacklisting, allowing him to continue acting in movies, but it also led to a bitter rift between Ives and many folk singers, including [[Pete Seeger]], who accused Ives of naming names and betraying the cause of cultural and political freedom to save his own career. Seeger publicly ridiculed Ives for attempting to distance himself from many of the far-left organizations he had supported.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.culturalequity.org/alan-lomax/friends/ives|title = Burl Ives &#124; Association for Cultural Equity}}</ref> In 1993, Ives, by then using a wheelchair, reunited with Seeger during a benefit concert in New York City, having reconciled years earlier. They sang "Blue Tail Fly" together.<ref>{{cite news| first=Dean| last=Kahn| title=Ives-Seeger Rift Finally Ended with 'Blue-Tail Fly' Harmony: Skagitonians Ives, Murros Were on Opposite Sides| agency=[[Knight Ridder Tribune Business News]]| newspaper=[[Bellingham Herald]]| date=March 19, 2006| page=1}}</ref>
{{external media| width=210px| float=right| audio1=[http://www.wnyc.org/story/wayfaring-stranger-burl-ives-performs-book-and-author-luncheon Wayfaring Stranger Burl Ives Performs at the Book and Author Luncheon], 17:33, Ives begins at 4:00, [[WNYC]], 1954<ref name="wnyc">{{cite web| title=Wayfaring Stranger Burl Ives Performs at the Book and Author Luncheon| first=Philip| last=Quarles| publisher=[[WNYC]]| date=September 1, 2016| url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/wayfaring-stranger-burl-ives-performs-book-and-author-luncheon | access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> }}
Ives expanded his appearances in films during this decade. His movie credits include the role of Sam the Sheriff of Salinas, California, in ''[[East of Eden (film)|East of Eden]]'', Big Daddy in ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'', roles in ''[[Desire Under the Elms (film)|Desire Under the Elms]]'', ''[[Wind Across the Everglades]]'', ''[[The Big Country]]'', for which he won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], ''[[Ensign Pulver]]'', the sequel to ''[[Mister Roberts (1955 film)|Mister Roberts]]'', and ''[[Our Man in Havana]]'', based on the [[Graham Greene]] novel.

Barred for a while from American employment, he frequently played on BBC Radio's ''[[Children's Hour]]'', with such favorites as "Big Rock Candy Mountain", "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain", and "Lavender Blue". Ives also performed at the Royal Coronation festival in 1952 which purportedly was also attended by a young [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gary James' Interview With Burl Ives |url=https://www.classicbands.com/BurlIvesInterview.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.classicbands.com}}</ref>

He was the Mystery Guest on the August 7, 1955, and February 1, 1959, episodes of ''[[What's My Line]]''.